In the coming months, lovers of the red rooster will be able to buy Huy Fong Foods Sriracha hummus, croutons, tortilla chips, potato chips, and actual Sriracha spice to season your own food with, Yahooreports.
Thought some of these items already existed? Not quite.
While companies like Lays have created snacks with Sriracha flavoring, any true hot sauce connoisseur knows that there is only one true Huy Fong Sriracha — which recently partnered up with Pop! Gourmet Foods.
“McCormick does a Sriracha seasoning, but it’s not Huy Fong,” Pop! founder and CEO David Israel told Yahoo. “With us, you’re getting the real deal.”
The official Sriracha seasoning will be available April 20.
The two companies already rolled out Sriracha popcorn earlier this year.
Jalapeno peppers, grown in nearby Ventura County, are crushed inside the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, Calif.Peter Bohler for TIMESriracha sauce is bottled on site and topped with distinctive bright green caps.Peter Bohler for TIMESriracha’s trademarked look includes clear bottles printed with white text.Peter Bohler for TIMEA forklift moves barrels of crushed chilies stores in the on-site warehouse.Peter Bohler for TIMECrushed chilies are eventually mixed with sugar, salt, garlic and vinegar to make Sriracha.Peter Bohler for TIMESugar and powdered garlic are added to the mixture, which is ground again into Sriracha.Peter Bohler for TIMEBottles of Sriracha being filled. When CEO and founder David Tran started making chili sauce in Vietnam, he and his family hand-filled bottles with spoons. Peter Bohler for TIMEFilled and capped bottles of Sriracha move along an assembly line on their way to be boxed and shipped.Peter Bohler for TIMEA machine boxes Sriracha bottles that will end up in restaurants and on grocery store shelves.Peter Bohler for TIMEA worker adds steel supports to a pallet of barrels. The supports allow Huy Fong Foods to stack chili-filled barrels five layers high. Peter Bohler for TIME
